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jambo on Dec 29, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Implications of Facebook Indexing a Trillion P...

Deactivating is designed to leave your account intact in case you change your mind. In fact, some people use this as a super-logout, deactivating their account when not using it. If you want to truly delete your account, the best way to express that intention is the harder to find button to delete your account.

getdavidhiggins on Dec 29, 2014 [–]

Doesn't an inactive account expire after a certain time, and there is a 'grace period' to log back in before that time and keep the account?

On a side note: accounts are persistent through time, and it's not hard to match multiple old deleted copies (resignups) and create a 'super-account'

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